Behind The Headlines of History

S2 Ep5: A (Peaky?) Blinder of Gangster Story and a Fertile Centenarian


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Michala transports us back to the world of 1920s Birmingham gangland this week, and if you're a Peaky Blinders fan, some of the names in her newspaper article (from The Times, 28 April 1921) may be familiar...Then, not to be outdone, Brad unpicks the eye-opening headline 'Man Aged 130 has son 4 And a Wife in Her Twenties' (from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 27 July 1919).
Then kick back and indulge in this epsiodes' News In Briefs - one featuring a lecture on...Scottish love songs (there's our nod to Valetine's Day) and another highlighting the inginuity of a 19th century Texan animal lover.
All newspaper articles referenced in this episode were sourced on Newspapers.com, with additional research conducted by Brad and Michala using Ancestry and other resources.
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